Paris Saint-Germain showed its power against Le Havre this Friday evening, on the occasion of the 9th day of Ligue 1. However, Luis Enrique’s men – who largely rotated his squad with Akliouche lower down and Mayulu in false 9 – were surprised from the start. At the conclusion of a superb collective action, launched by Rayan Fofana, Maja deceived Safonov with the left foot to give the Normans the advantage (1-0, 18th). The HAC even tried to take advantage of this opening score to hurt on the counter, but PSG quickly regained control of operations.
Because the Parisian reaction did not take long. Already a scorer against OL, Godts tied the two teams after a cross from Hakimi, perfectly launched into the area by Hernandez (1-1, 26th). Two minutes later, the Moroccan defender this time took on the goalscoring costume. Served in depth by Mayulu, he resisted the return of Touba before deceiving Bodart and giving his team the advantage. Despite a few situations in Le Havre, notably a dangerous strike from Nakamura repelled by Safonov, PSG returned to the locker room with an advantage.
Achraf Hakimi involved in all five goals
Upon returning from the locker room, the Parisians quickly increased their lead. In the 55th minute, Hakimi scored twice with a superb free kick on the edge of the area, curled with his right foot (3-1, 55th). The Moroccan then narrowly missed the hat-trick, before finally winning it after an error from Bodart’s thigh (5-1, 69th). An exceptional evening for the Parisian full-back.
In the meantime, Mayulu took advantage of Bodart’s completely missed exit to finish in the empty goal and take off. After falling behind, Luis Enrique’s men had completely turned the match around and kept the lead in Ligue 1 after this sixth victory in a row and before meeting Villarreal on the next day of the Champions League. On the other hand, things are seriously starting to get tense for Le Havre, still bottom of the standings without the slightest victory. There is urgency before facing Lorient.
